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Review published In: Sign Language & Linguistics
Vol. 15:2 (2012) ► pp.271–276

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Rachel Channon & Harry van der Hulst (eds.). Formational Units in Sign Languages. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2011. € 99.95 /$150.00346 pp. ISBN 978-1614510697

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Published online: 17 December 2012
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